Varnville, South Carolina. Hampton County.

Varnville Fire/ Rescue

1,223pre-plans, about one per building
7life-risk sites
30estimated to need over 1,000 gpm
At setupin the flood zone

Estimated from public records. Your officers fix what is off in setup.

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All volunteer department. 1 station. 16 volunteer firefighters.

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Your first due
Stations
Life-risk sites

Your first due from your county's published response areas, as of Feb 2025.

Your first due by the numbers.

1,223pre-plans to draft, estimated: about one for every building in your first dueEstimatedBuilding records as of Jun 2025

7life-risk sites: nursing homes, schools, hospitals, care homes and day caresEstimated

30buildings that need more than 1,000 gpmEstimated

At setupbuildings in the 100-year flood zone. We read the flood map for your area when you set up, and every card shows its zone.

At setuphydrants. Send your hydrant list or map in any form, or mark them in setup, and every card plans its water from them.

4square miles of first duePublished by your countyAs of Feb 2025

About 1,813 people live in these buildings, estimated from the building records.

How to read these numbers. Estimated means we worked it out from public records, and your officers check it at setup. The month is when its list was last updated. A check flag means the list is more than 2 years old, so look at it first.

Numbers built October 2026. Your officers fix anything that is off in setup, and every card follows.

Buildings by type

Homes732
Mobile homes196
Sheds, utility and other86
Government and assembly85
Businesses45
Schools30
Apartments and lodging28
Industrial11
Farm buildings7
Nursing homes and hospitals3

EstimatedBuilding records as of Jun 2025

Water need, in gpm

250 or less674
300 to 500364
550 to 1,000155
1,050 to 2,00019
over 2,00011

Estimated

Water need by the NFA formula, with 25% of the building involved. Homes and apartment buildings with no recorded height are counted as 2 floors; your officers can set heights in setup.

Shuttle loop times and rig counts are worked out card by card, from your tankers or tenders, your fill sites and your roads, once your officers enter them in setup.

Life-risk sites

Nursing homes, hospitals, care homes, schools and day cares that are first due to you, from state and national lists. Each list carries its own date.

Name	Type	Size	List as of
Hampton Regional Medical Center	Hospital	At setup	Jan 2020
Hampton County High School	Public school	617 students	Jun 2025
Varnville Elementary	Public school	251 students	Jun 2025
North District Middle	Public school	239 students	Jun 2025
Children's Keeper Learning Center	Child care center	67 licensed capacity	Oct 2026
Children's Place Child Care Center	Child care center	42 licensed capacity	Oct 2026
Varnville Elementary Head Start	Child care center	20 licensed capacity	Oct 2026

Your stations.

Each card routes from the station that is first due, so the way in matches how your rigs come. Add or fix stations in setup.

Varnville Fire Department Station 60Record dated Aug 2022

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The board packet is a PDF built for Varnville Fire/ Rescue: your numbers, how it works in four steps, what your officers do, the cost and terms, and a motion your secretary can read into the minutes.

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What it costs

Year one

Pay in full: was $950, Free
Or 12 monthly payments: was $79.17 a monththe same total

*The first company in Hampton County to sign up pays no setup fee. That spot is still open.

Each year after

$120 a year, one payment.

Half of one percent of the typical yearly spending for a first due your size. We found no IRS filing for your company.

Year one is a setup fee that builds every card and includes the monthly checks and the note to the chief. Each year after, $120 a year keeps them going.

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